Dolly Parton Reveals Details for All-New Album That Takes Her Back to Her Roots

Dolly Parton fans (read: everyone) can finally mark a date in their calendar apps for the release of her new record, Pure & Simple. Produced by Parton herself, the album is now slated to drop Aug. 19, with pre-sale available.

Pure & Simple contains 10 new tracks, which the artist says is a reflection of her true self, hence the title of the album.

"This new Pure & Simple project is really special to me because I’m taking my fans back to my roots,” Parton says in a press release. “I feel like these songs have a pure, tender side, and we didn’t go overboard with arrangements.”

Parton is releasing the album on her own Dolly Records as part of a joint venture with Sony Music Nashville's RCA Records. The legend has a long history with the label, having worked with RCA Victor (then Sony’s Columbia Records) from the release of her second album in 1968 through the mid-'90s. Sony Nashville Chairman and CEO Randy Goodman called the new project a "special reunion" in the news release, and CEO Doug Morris also expressed his honor.

“Dolly Parton is a national treasure and an iconic singer/songwriter,” Morris says. "We are very proud to call her a member of the Sony Music family.”